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A man can jump higher on moon than on earth. With same effort, can a runner improve his timing for 100m race on moon as compared to that on earth?

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The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is one sixth on the surface of Earth. For a given kinetic energy E, h =`E/(mg)`.g decrease and h increases. Almost the man can jump 6 times higher on moon.
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